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Post by madmurray on Dec 27, 2012 22:17:20 GMT 1
Have you always thought a songs lyrics said one thing but later you were embarrassed to realise the song was saying something else?
Post your mistaken lyrics here.
One that gets me is Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
"Don't go out tonight, or it's bound to take your life. Theres a bathroom on the right."
When it should be :
"Don't go out tonight, or it's bound to take your life. Theres a bad moon on the rise."
Even Gangham style sounds like - Oppa Condom Style
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Post by Sm1ffj on Dec 27, 2012 23:17:28 GMT 1
One comes to mind is Rod Stewart - I was only joking.
"I was only joking, my dear, Looking for a way to hide my Vim"
Vim is in fact a cleaning product(It is because vim was being used at home I mistakened this lyric as far back as the 70's)
It should be.
"I was only joking, my dear, Looking for a way to hide my fear"
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Post by vastar iner on Dec 27, 2012 23:48:57 GMT 1
They're called mondegreens. When I was young I used to think that in "Jingle Bells" one had to ride one horse, soap and sleigh. And in the song that gives me my user name at 2'44" I used to think Clare was singing "it's an ice cream" instead of "it's a nice dream"... ^ best song ever. Fact dot com. |
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 28, 2012 18:56:01 GMT 1
Everytime I hear the Bee Gees song How deep is your love I think they sing
"And you come to me in a submarine."
Correct words are - "And you come to me on a summer breeze."
Gets me every time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2012 22:13:28 GMT 1
Madonna - La Isla Bonita.
The actual lyric is "tropical the island breeze"
I mishear it as "chop a ghoulie island breeze"
England Dan and John Ford Coley - I'd really love to see you tonight.
The actual lyric is "I'm not talking about moving in"
I mishear it as "I'm not talking 'bout the linen"
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 28, 2012 22:35:19 GMT 1
Michael Jackson - Thriller.
The actual lyric is "... Night Creatures Call And The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade"
I mishear it as ".... Mike Read Does Call Out The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade"
All those years ago I was obviously receiving a subliminal message with regarding the behaviour of fellow Radio 1 DJ Jimmy Savile!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2012 16:55:01 GMT 1
Some years ago, mid-80's perhaps, a Radio 1 DJ had a daily slot where people could write in with some mis-heard lyrics. I can't remember who the DJ was, may have been Bruno Brookes, but, to give you an idea of how desperate they were, someone apparently mishead Nazareth's "My White Bicycle" as "My Wife's Bi-Sexual".
Yes it really was that bad.
Actually every time I hear a Westlife track I always mishear it as "We're a bunch of pathetic poncey nancy boys who recycle the same tedious girly sh*te on a monthly basis to keep the grannies happy".
Not any specific song mind, just any of theirs.........
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 29, 2012 19:41:47 GMT 1
It was Bruno Brookes. I always liked the Paul Simon -Graceland one he used to play.
"..As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair and farted...
which actually was
"As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead "
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Post by coolchristie on Dec 29, 2012 20:05:12 GMT 1
Herman's Hermits - She's a must to avoid.
She's a muscular boy.
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Post by Roo. on Dec 30, 2012 8:43:02 GMT 1
Nelly Furtado - Maneater Actual lyrics - "Maneater, make you work hard, make you spend hard, make you want all of her love" Which I always heard as "make you want a buffalo"  |
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Post by madmurray on Dec 30, 2012 8:51:07 GMT 1
Nelly Furtado - Maneater Actual lyrics - "Maneater, make you work hard, make you spend hard, make you want all of her love" Which I always heard as "make you want a buffalo" Damn, I thought it had buffalo in it to. Double |
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Post by o on Dec 31, 2012 16:51:00 GMT 1
That Calvin Harris/Florence Welch song, I keep hearing "Sexy Urban", as does my daughter, but we're told she sings "Such sweet nothing"
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Post by S1m on Jan 3, 2013 14:11:11 GMT 1
Madonna - La Isla Bonita. The actual lyric is "tropical the island breeze" I mishear it as "chop a ghoulie island breeze" And also: "Last night I dreamt of some bagels.... A young girl with eyes like potatoes...." Two of my favourites! I shall be adding your bit to it from now on when I sing!  |
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Post by andrew07 on Jan 6, 2013 17:32:02 GMT 1
Iglu & Hartly - In This City
I always misheard it as "I've got nothin' but Duff beer in this city"
When the actual lyric is "I've got nothing to fear in this city".
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Post by krescendo on Jan 6, 2013 20:32:17 GMT 1
The Calvin Harris/ Tinie song "Drinking from the bottle" but i kept hearing "drinking from the bowl..."
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 6, 2013 23:15:05 GMT 1
I seem to remember thinking that Abba had recorded a song about Chicken Tikka.
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Post by vastar iner on Jan 6, 2013 23:58:15 GMT 1
They liked their masala - they also recorded Tikka Chance On Me.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 7, 2013 0:09:07 GMT 1
There's a song from 1997 that went "Never gonna let you go 'cause you're my baby". The next line sounds to me like "Football and a million goals". I've never actually found out what the real lyric is, I assume it isn't that...
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 7, 2013 0:28:11 GMT 1
There's a song from 1997 that went "Never gonna let you go 'cause you're my baby". The next line sounds to me like "Football and a million goals". I've never actually found out what the real lyric is, I assume it isn't that... It appears to be 'Worth more than a million in gold'. |
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Post by S1m on Jan 7, 2013 14:37:23 GMT 1
Not misheard, but me and my friends used to sing "Gonna have to put you down cos you've got rabies" over the top of that Tina Moore classic!
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